The poem The Wanderer was one of finest of the Old English laments,whose theme,ideas and literary techniques were typical of the Anglo-Saxon period.The study explained how Anglo-Saxon themes,ideas,and techniques of ex...The poem The Wanderer was one of finest of the Old English laments,whose theme,ideas and literary techniques were typical of the Anglo-Saxon period.The study explained how Anglo-Saxon themes,ideas,and techniques of expression exhibited themselves in the poem.The findings suggest that the theme of the poem which reflected the Anglo-Saxon value system,and the techniques of expression presented as corroboration,all contributed to central ideas of the poem:"beasts of battle"motif,achievements of wisdom,traveling seas,exile,heroic ideal,loyalty to the lord,kinsmanship,and fates of men.Those ideas were rooted in the emerging Christianity.展开更多
文摘The poem The Wanderer was one of finest of the Old English laments,whose theme,ideas and literary techniques were typical of the Anglo-Saxon period.The study explained how Anglo-Saxon themes,ideas,and techniques of expression exhibited themselves in the poem.The findings suggest that the theme of the poem which reflected the Anglo-Saxon value system,and the techniques of expression presented as corroboration,all contributed to central ideas of the poem:"beasts of battle"motif,achievements of wisdom,traveling seas,exile,heroic ideal,loyalty to the lord,kinsmanship,and fates of men.Those ideas were rooted in the emerging Christianity.
